Scoring horned animals missing a chunk

gznokes · Jul 9, 2020

As far as B&C goes. If a bighorn sheep has a chunk of horn missing does that potentially make that horn “longer” because the tape goes down into the valley of the missing chunk and up the other side or does a measurer simply have the tape bridge the open gap as if the horn is there. It seems like this is somewhat common and it has ramifications for mass measurements in case they occur on a missing chunk but also where those mass measurements are taken bc the mass is take at quarters based on the longer horn. Thoughts?

Blank · Jul 10, 2020

B&C is quite specific in their scoring instructions for length.
"Do not press tape into depressions."

Mass measurements are taken in contact all around the horn, so you can suffer a loss, if the quarter measurement falls in a missing area.

gznokes · Jul 11, 2020

Blank said:
B&C is quite specific in their scoring instructions for length.
"Do not press tape into depressions."

Mass measurements are taken in contact all around the horn, so you can suffer a loss, if the quarter measurement falls in a missing area.

Thank you blank, I have never run across that statement.

Homer · Jul 11, 2020

Blank is exactly right....

Bluehair · Jul 12, 2020

And it's a given that the chunk will always be at a 1/4 point. Lol

Chunks usually don't help score.

littlebighorn · Jul 12, 2020

Bluehair said:
And it's a given that the chunk will always be at a 1/4 point. Lol Chunks usually don't help score.

My best scoring ram has a chunk missing on both horns. The right chunk just before the first quarter and the left chunk right after the first quarter! ?
I was lucky to find him and even luckier that he knew where to butt heads!!

treedagain · Jul 12, 2020

I guess I have been lucky that both my rams are intact. But those chunks missing add alot of character.

beech18 · Jul 12, 2020

All rams in my humble opinion are special. However if I had the chance where I knew one would score better than one with battle scar chunks missing of the same caliber ram standing side by side. I’d take the character everyday. That’s just my opinion though.